Initial activity - wonderwall - what would you like to know? Fruit Machine Online Random Name tool
Look at specialised Google actions eg calc, spelling advanced search
Look thru skills list - identify one(s) to learn or practice (ask!!)
Boolify - practice refining searches. Look at the side bar - has some tutorials
Demo Google Squared - may be a good option for students DEMO Cats Volcanoes Acid Rain
Use country to limit searches (and domain) http://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-literacy-resources/
internet safety site:stuff.co.nz
internet safety site:*.au
Timeline and Reading Level - click along timeline to limit results
Teaching strategies
Find a set of 5 or 6 sites with the information that the students can access the information that you want them to find. Include some 'false' or non relevant sites as well. They often need practice is identifying key points and relevant info. Are the sites at a suitable reading level. (all teachers should know) Afterwards show the students how you identified the sites.
Get the students to give you a search query from their knowledge or background and you do the search in front of them. Note that they have less developed research skills than you so you 'should' find it easier than them.
Demonstrate to the students how you would search and find a suitable site(s) Show how you bookmark and/or copy text to a reference document that you write from.
Note - you as the teacher are often working from your own previous knowledge which the students do not have - and in fact have no interest in whether it is important or not. So - how do you interest the students and make it relevant. (saying they need to know it is not enough - why do they need to know it? - it is much more effective to pique interest.
Even if you know it - imagine from the position of not knowing AND having less (developed) skill/tools than you have. It is not always easy.
What scaffolding are you doing? What literacy support are you offering - this includes digital literacy - both skills and knowleged.
How would you verify information that you find - show the students (note you may have prior knowledge but they do/may not - don't assume)
Get an idea of their prior knowledge before you set the task
Look at specialised Google actions eg calc, spelling advanced search
Look thru skills list - identify one(s) to learn or practice (ask!!)
Boolify - practice refining searches. Look at the side bar - has some tutorials
Demo Google Squared - may be a good option for students DEMO Cats Volcanoes Acid Rain
Use country to limit searches (and domain)
http://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-literacy-resources/
internet safety site:stuff.co.nz
internet safety site:*.au
Timeline and Reading Level - click along timeline to limit results
Teaching strategies
Find a set of 5 or 6 sites with the information that the students can access the information that you want them to find. Include some 'false' or non relevant sites as well. They often need practice is identifying key points and relevant info. Are the sites at a suitable reading level. (all teachers should know) Afterwards show the students how you identified the sites.
Get the students to give you a search query from their knowledge or background and you do the search in front of them. Note that they have less developed research skills than you so you 'should' find it easier than them.
Demonstrate to the students how you would search and find a suitable site(s) Show how you bookmark and/or copy text to a reference document that you write from.
Note - you as the teacher are often working from your own previous knowledge which the students do not have - and in fact have no interest in whether it is important or not. So - how do you interest the students and make it relevant. (saying they need to know it is not enough - why do they need to know it? - it is much more effective to pique interest.
Even if you know it - imagine from the position of not knowing AND having less (developed) skill/tools than you have. It is not always easy.
What scaffolding are you doing? What literacy support are you offering - this includes digital literacy - both skills and knowleged.
How would you verify information that you find - show the students (note you may have prior knowledge but they do/may not - don't assume)
Get an idea of their prior knowledge before you set the task
Discuss wikipedia - editing etc also this wikipedia bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Systemic_bias is interesting
Start with Wallwisher brain storm
Fin with fotobabble - learnign using a linked image
Use Google docs for burning Q's and notes
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